Ernie Pinkney

Ernest Pinkney (23 November 1887 – 1975) was an English professional association football player either side of the First World War.

Ernie Pinkney
Personal information
Full name Ernest Pinkney
Date of birth 23 November 1887[1]
Place of birth Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 1975 (aged 87)
Place of death Liverpool, England
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1909 West Hartlepool
1909–1911 Everton 8 (1)
1911–1913 Barrow
1913–1915 Gillingham 63 (13)
Liverpool
?–1921 Tranmere Rovers
1921–1922 Halifax Town 30 (2)
1922–? Accrington Stanley 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Pinkney was born in Glasgow to English parents from Yorkshire. The family moved back to England when he was still young.[2]

He played for West Hartlepool,[3] before joining Everton, where he made 8 appearances in The Football League.[4] He subsequently played for Barrow of the Lancashire Combination and New Brompton of the Southern League, where he played regularly for two seasons before competitive football was abandoned due to the outbreak of war.[5]

After the war, he returned to Lancashire to play for Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers before joining Halifax Town. He finished his Football League career with Accrington Stanley.[4]

References

  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. 1901 England Census
  3. Ernest Pinkney, Everton FC, Joint Everton and Liverpool Match Programme, 24 September 1910, via Play Up Liverpool
  4. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Soccerdata. p. 209. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  5. Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. pp. 31–32. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.


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